Thread: Interesting new US warship

Originally Posted by lz6

Largest Destroyer at 610'. Hopefully all the testing to come will produce excellent results.
Very interesting technology and design. Can't miss with James Kirk as the Captain.

Thanks for posting that article Bob.

The design sure is a little jarring to the eye when you are used one of our old DDHs.

http://www.forposterityssake.ca/JPGs...30/MAR0007.jpg

Bob

If I wanted to be a naval captain, I would totally change my name to James T Kirk before signing up...

Pity it isn't called Enterprise.

I've been reading some on Zumwalt. Very interesting design. It's obvious that the shape has some advantages.

Although not the same size but the shape reminds a bit of Swedish Visby-class corvettes. Not so unusual sight here as our navies have a lot of joint operations and teamworks etc these days.

Originally Posted by Sailor

I've been reading some on Zumwalt. Very interesting design. It's obvious that the shape has some advantages.

Although not the same size but the shape reminds a bit of Swedish Visby-class corvettes. Not so unusual sight here as our navies have a lot of joint operations and teamworks etc these days.

I'm no seaman but,I think I like this one better ....it still has the look of a boat and I'm one of those nostalgic types.

Saw some non DoD studies about the ship. None really said she was a good one. "The Sea is an unforgiving mistress."
We took blue water over the bow gun mount in heavy seas on the ship I was on.. I am a bit concerned as to what she will do in seas like "The Most Dangerous Catch" contends with. 35 meter wave height and 100 meters between wave crests could make her a submarine.
~Richard

Well 16 inch guns are indeed a formidable weapon but the name of the game in modern naval warfare is who gets to target who first. Considering those classic battleship cannons only had about 24 miles of range its ability to use them may be a bit gimped. these days stealth is king with longer range anti ship weapons rocket propelled precision ordinance with 100+ mile ranges not to mention anti ship cruise missles it makes sense that the navy is favoring harder to detect and target ships as the way to go. He who can lock and engage first at range usually wins. And even though I love those old battle wagon designs I sadly think they're radar signature is that of a sky scraper. But yeah the new stuff just ain't got no style.

I find it telling that the original plans called for 32 ships to be built, soon reduced to 24,then 12 and finally 3. The design appears to not to be "Blue Water" optimized, rather a littoral low radar signature warship,favoring a mission which would entail it sneaking inshore , fire it's long range 155mm guns or land attack missiles and then egress. I have read that the new electromagnetic rail gun may be installed on the third ship. A First Look at America’s Supergun - WSJ

Originally Posted by wayne394

Pity it isn't called Enterprise.

I guess that is the best match up they could do since the USS Enterprise was taken out of service in 2012. Pity that.

Bob

A couple of 16 inchers would turn that high tech "Thing" into a pill of junk. Give me couple of USS Alabamas, or some Iowa class ships any day.